About this role
Role: HGV Driver (Hook Loader Experience Preferred)
Location: Preston, PR2
Hours: Monday – Friday, 42.75 hours per week plus occasional overtime
Salary: £14 p/h - £16 p/h, dependent on experience
The Role
We are a fast-growing recycling company expanding into our own vehicle fleet, and we’re looking for a skilled and dependable Class 2 Driver to join our team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become a key player in a company committed to sustainability and efficient waste management.
The Business:
Recycling Lives Services is not a typical recycling company. Since 2008, the business has been structurally built around social value, employing people from disadvantaged backgrounds, partnering with the justice system to reduce reoffending, and delivering environmental excellence at scale. The social mission is not a layer added on top of commercial activity. It is the reason the business operates in the way it does.
As a certified B Corp (scoring 103.5 against a business median of 50.9), Recycling Lives Services generated £42.9m in social value in 2024, achieved a 61% reduction in CO2 emissions, and diverted 97% of waste from landfill. 15% of our team have been welcomed through our rehabilitation programmes, and only 6% of people we support reoffend — compared to a national average of over 25%.
We operate UK-wide across construction, manufacturing, retail, utilities and public sector markets, offering total waste management, WEEE recycling, and specialist hazardous waste services.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate Class 2 vehicles (primarily hook loaders) for waste and recycling collections
- Carry out safe loading/unloading and tipping of containers
- Perform daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance reporting
- Maintain accurate delivery and collection records
- Represent the company professionally with customers and the public
- The ideal candidate:
- Valid Class 2 (Category C) HGV license
- CPC card and Digital Tachograph
- Experience with hook loaders strongly preferred
- Good knowledge of UK driving laws and local areas
- Reliable, punctual, and safety-conscious
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package
- Modern, well-maintained vehicles
- Early opportunity to influence fleet development
- Supportive team in a growing company
- Pensions contribution, 5% employee 3% employer
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Healthcare cash back plan*
- Access to ethical loan and savings products *
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay*
- Cycle to work scheme*
*Employees become eligible after 12 months service.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.